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Gale Warning 193, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 11, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

044 
FZAK52 PAFC 120029
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 991 MB LOW 440 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE
340 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE EASTERN BERING AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT
MOLLER E. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
422 
FZAK52 PAFC 121230
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1001 MB LOW 500 NM N OF ADAK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT 1005 MB THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BUILD NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
TONIGHT AND SUN.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT
MOLLER E. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE 
FROM UNALASKA E AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING
SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.   

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT.
.WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 11, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SHORT
TERM WITH DETAILS OF SURFACE LOW IN NRN GULF AK AND OCCLUDED
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INLAND FROM GULF COAST THIS MORNING
THROUGH TODAY/TONIGHT. AND ALSO WITH FAST-MOVING SHORT-WAVE
AND FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS ERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN.
LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SAT. SO USED NAM MAINLY TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT FORECASTS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WEAKENING UPPER/SURFACE LOW
OVER KAMCHATKA HAS OCCLUDED FRONTAL SYSTEM ARCING OUT OVER
NRN/CENTRAL BERING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SLIDE E ACROSS ALEUTIANS
AND AK PEN TODAY/TONIGHT...WEAKENING FURTHER AS IT MOVES
THROUGH AND BREAKS DOWN UPPER RIDGE. VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
IN THE NRN GULF AK WILL WEAKEN TODAY/TONIGHT BUT RESIDUAL
SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUN. OCCLUDED FRONT
WITH THIS CURRENTLY MOVING INLAND OVER GULF COAST AND COPPER
R. BASIN WILL CONTINUE MIXED PRECIP. ALONG THE COAST AND SNOW
INLAND INTO TONIGHT. BERING SHORT-WAVE DIVING INTO BASE OF
UPPER TROUGH THAT CURRENTLY COVERS ALL MAINLAND AK WILL DEEPEN
IT FURTHER SAT...HELPING MORE COLD AIR DIVE S FROM INTERIOR OVER
AK PEN. E ALL THROUGH SW AND S-CENTRAL AK THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
GUSTY NRLY OUTFLOW GAP WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SUN USUAL AREAS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SW AK/ALEUTIANS: GALE FORCE WINDS TODAY/TONIGHT ALEUTIANS WITH
AND BEHIND FRONT FROM KAMCHATKA LOW. STRONG WIND CRITERIA WILL
BE MET MOST ZONES TODAY/TONIGHT. MIXED PRECIP. WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND FRONT. STRONG NWRLY FLOW BEHIND FRONT WILL
CONTINUE SNOW SHOWERS ERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN. SAT. RIDGING
WILL BUILD OVER WRN ALEUTIANS SAT/SUN AHEAD OF NEXT LOW. THIS
WILL BRING MORE GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN TO WRN ALEUTIANS MON.
ONLY ISOLATED -SHSN TODAY OUTER BERING SEA COAST FROM WEAKENING
FRONT. OTHERWISE COLD AND BREEZY FOR SW AK TODAY THROUGH SUN
UNDER BRISK N TO NW LOW TO MID LEVEL FLOW.

S-CENTRAL/GULF COAST/COPPER R. BASIN: OVER-RUNNING SNOW FROM
REMAINS OF OCCLUSION AROUND NRN GULF LOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY
FROM PANC N TO PAAQ...E OVER COPPER R. BASIN. UP TO 2 INCHES
TODAY PANC BOWL...WITH 4 TO 8 COPPER BASIN. 2 TO 3 INCHES BY
TONIGHT PAVD AND PAWR. GUSTY W WINDS WITH COLD ADVECTION AND
SNOW WHITTIER NECESSITATES BLIZZARD WARNING THERE TODAY. SNOW
DIMINISHING FROM W TONIGHT...ENDING COPPER BASIN BY LATE MORNING
TOMORROW. GUSTY NRLY WINDS WITH COLD ADVECTION NEAR AK RANGE
THROUGH SUN SO HAVE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR 145 UNTIL NOON SUN.
NOT EXPECTING HIGH WIND CRITERIA FOR OUTFLOW WINDS USUAL GAPS
BUT STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR ALL THOSE TODAY THROUGH SAT AND
SUN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER RIDGING FROM WRN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
E OVER REST OF CHAIN AND AK PEN. SUN AND MON BRINGING WARMING.
ECMWF AND GFS AGREE ON PROGRESSIVE PATTERN SO SHORT-WAVE FROM WRN
ALEUTIANS WILL SLIDE E ACROSS AK PEN. AND SW AK TUE NIGHT. SNOW
WILL MAKE IT AT LEAST AS FAR E AS PADQ BY THEN. 00Z RUNS OF EC AND
GFS WERE AT ODDS AT DAY 6...EC SHOWING SIGNIFICANT SURFACE LOW
MOVING INTO GULF AK WITH UPPER SHORT-WAVE...WHICH WOULD BRING SNOW
EVENT TO S-CENTRAL AND GULF COAST. WHILE GFS HAD MUCH WEAKER SYSTEM
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIP. MAINTAINED CONTINUITY FOR NOW IN EXTENDED
USING GFS. COLD BELOW AVERAGE TEMPS. WILL CONTINUE S-CENTRAL...GULF
COAST AND COPPER R. BASIN THROUGH MON/TUE WITH LITTLE MODERATION
UNTIL AT LEAST WED. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUE
AS SURFACE HIGH OVER INTERIOR SHIFTS E AHEAD OF PROGRESSIVE UPPER
RIDGE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 WHITTIER
         WINTER CHILL ADVISORY 145
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 141

MARINE...GALE: 121 127 129 132 138 155 165 170 171 172 175 176
               185 351 352 411 413 414
        STORM: 130 150
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY: 185 165 160 150 141 140 138 130 129 128
                      127 126 121 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MAR FEB 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 12, 4:18 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 12, 7:33 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC27 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.